Its not all beer and skittles....although..
3 July 2008
Ah these pictures conjure up those glory days of the past when real men did real politics. Beer, fags, and sandwiches, at 10 Downing St... when the likes of Harold Wilson, Jim Calaghan, Arthur Scanlon and Jack Jones burnt the midnight oil, well into the wee hours, sorting out our three day week problems, our dustbin strike problems, and our endless tube strike problems...not to mention the total darkness problems inflicted on our public buildings. Aaaah heady days. The last days of communism and socialism when all was sorted in the smoke filled back rooms of urban life. One still held onto the Karl Marx ideal with the promises of better days to come. Socialism was everything..." No mans wife shall have two fur coats til everymans wife has one!" Great stuff!
On then 30 years later to the White Horse Inn. The smoke filled rooms are gone but the beer and skittles still flow. When these two local but opposing heavyweights of the political game met by chance the air was filled, not with smoke, but with talk of all things grass root...A20 roadworks, the all-clear has been given, purchasing of the Britannia Pub for the forward moving DTIZ plan, Community Party Day on august 24 to mark the Beijing Flag handover with our own ceremony/party on the road-closed seafront , with performances from Punch & Judy, various bands, Morris Dancers and much more...sounds good doesnt it, we all love a good party no matter what the cause. Isn't it good to know our councillors are taking care of our partying requirements. (Just in..Press Release on this from the DDC. See the COMMENTS section below.)
But back to the evening at hand. Much finger wagging and table thumping ensued. The guys in question here are of course well known to all, but in case someone has been away on star wars duty...its Nigel Collor on the left, Cabinet Member for Property and Access, and Jan Tranter, Shadow Cabinet Member for Property and Access. Opposing political foes, so it was all very stimulating in the low light of the White Horse Inn. Yours truly kept clicking away with his little camera and not intruding with any kind of flashgun. The politicians didnt seem aware the camera was going..although knowing politicians, can that really be true !!?
A few beers later and all had become a trifle more subdued. Minds started to wander onto the pleasures of late night high cholestral fish n chips...aaah it was almost like those glory days in Downing Street.
PaulB
Ah these pictures conjure up those glory days of the past when real men did real politics. Beer, fags, and sandwiches, at 10 Downing St... when the likes of Harold Wilson, Jim Calaghan, Arthur Scanlon and Jack Jones burnt the midnight oil, well into the wee hours, sorting out our three day week problems, our dustbin strike problems, and our endless tube strike problems...not to mention the total darkness problems inflicted on our public buildings. Aaaah heady days. The last days of communism and socialism when all was sorted in the smoke filled back rooms of urban life. One still held onto the Karl Marx ideal with the promises of better days to come. Socialism was everything..." No mans wife shall have two fur coats til everymans wife has one!" Great stuff!
On then 30 years later to the White Horse Inn. The smoke filled rooms are gone but the beer and skittles still flow. When these two local but opposing heavyweights of the political game met by chance the air was filled, not with smoke, but with talk of all things grass root...A20 roadworks, the all-clear has been given, purchasing of the Britannia Pub for the forward moving DTIZ plan, Community Party Day on august 24 to mark the Beijing Flag handover with our own ceremony/party on the road-closed seafront , with performances from Punch & Judy, various bands, Morris Dancers and much more...sounds good doesnt it, we all love a good party no matter what the cause. Isn't it good to know our councillors are taking care of our partying requirements.
PaulB
- Well, Well, Well, now we see how our local politicians solve the communities problems, that's it folks! Down the pub! lol! So where was the stalwart paparazzi hiding? Behind a magnum of Magners I suppose? It's a case of get the pictures at any cost! lol!
The community celebration day in August sounds absolutely fantastic, Well Done to everyone. Let us hope that the Olympic flame does come back through Dover.
- Great to have a "street party" for the people of Dover; I hope it is enough to guarantee the Olympic Torch does indeed come through Dover - it is the natural route.
I know those working on this are doing so at the highest levels.
Well done.
Roger - I see the flag raising and the seafront party a good event for the town, but it also shows Dover town council whats to move on and work in partnership with DDC lets hope others can see it the same way.
- sounds like a good example of different groups putting their heads together for the benefit of the town.
i have marked the date down, dover would be the most logical part of our country for the olympic flame to make its way to the capital.
good luck to all working towards this.
HANDOVER CELEBRATIONS
From fire-eaters, stilt-walkers and face-painters, to live music, street entertainers and a giant firework display, a street party for the whole family is being held on Dover seafront to celebrate the launch of the Olympic handover from Beijing to London on 24 August.
This massive free event kicks off at 12 noon and will include live music from local bands, a Punch and Judy show, street statues, craft stalls, refreshments, locally produced food, and a massive range of free activities and entertainment. The event leads up to a giant firework display from the Prince of Wales Pier at 9pm.
The special event for the local area is being organised by Dover District Council in close cooperation with Dover Town Council, to mark the official launch of the four year build up to the London Olympic Games in 2012. At 3.30pm the Chairman of Dover District Council, Cllr Bernard Butcher, the Town Mayor of Dover, Cllr Mrs Diane Smallwood and Dover and Deal MP Gwyn Prosser will raise the Olympics 2012 flag on the seafront to show local support for the games.
There will be a ‘Street Athletics’ event starting at 1pm, with a 60m dash along Waterloo Crescent, and the winners will be given the opportunity to go on to national finals in Manchester, (for further information, see www.streetathletics.co.uk). The celebrations also tie in with a special free swimming event all day at Dover Leisure Centre and Tides in Deal, provided by Vista Leisure.
A spectacular event is also being planned to launch the Cultural Olympiad from 26-28 September. Details of this are to follow at a later date.
Cllr Mrs Julie Rook, DDC Cabinet Member for Community, Citizenship, Youth and Sport said: “We are very pleased to be working with Dover Town Council on this event and to be coordinating what will be a great day out for the whole community. This is a fantastic opportunity to throw light on our campaign to bring the Olympic torch through Dover, as it came through the town when Britain hosted the 1948 games, and to celebrate the Olympic handover from Beijing to London.”
Dover Town Mayor, Councillor Mrs Diane Smallwood said: “We have been delighted by our positive meetings with DDC. Our Corporate Plan stresses the need for co-operative working with our partners, and this is a good example of that synergy.”
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